Ridgewing Dragons live just below the snow level on the upper slopes of mountains. They are a friendly, playful breed and enjoy dancing in wind currents near their homes or plummeting down into valleys from great heights. Their wings, by far their most striking feature, grow in fin-like ridges along their backs. While their bodies lack markings to blend better with their surroundings, a ridgewing’s wings have bright markings in the colors of the flowers that grow in their mountain habitat. Occasionally different-colored individuals can be found, but they are rare because their striking coloring offers little protection.

Dragons are highly-intelligent reptilian creatures that—from a human perspective, at least—appear to live forever. Many different varieties of dragon exist, each with their own unique qualities, habitats, and behavior. Adolescence in dragons is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling’s wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. In Galsreim, dragons and humans coexist peacefully.

Many a dragon has woken up with a rather silly-looking mustache drawn in charcoal across their snouts. Velidrya is to blame. She enjoys pranking other dragons, but only with stunts they will find as hilarious as she does, and drawing mustaches on sleeping victims is a favorite. However she is a terrible liar and usually the first to give it away whenever she plans something big, and if she manages not to say anything, her uncontrollable outburst of laughter is a sure sign.